Tracy Gilbert
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Tracy Gilbert is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North & Leith since 2024.[1] She currently resides in Leith.
Tracy Gilbert | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Deidre Brock |
| Majority | 7,268 (14.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Early life and career
Gilbert grew up in a mining town in Midlothian during the 1980s, and has spoken about how this has shaped her politics.[2]
Before entering Parliament, Gilbert was a Housing Officer and the Scottish General Secretary of the USDAW trade union.[2]
Parliamentary career
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Perspective
At the 2024 general election, Gilbert was elected for the Edinburgh North & Leith constituency, becoming the first Labour MP to win the seat since 2010. Her result was part of a 'red wave' in Scotland, as the Scottish Labour Party won 37 seats, up from one seat in 2019.[3]
Following a ballot on the 5th of September 2024, Gilbert introduced a private member's bill in the 2024/25 parliament.[4] The Private Members Bill put forward was Absent Voting (Scotland and Wales). Currently, in Scotland and Wales, you cannot apply for a postal ballot online; however, for reserved elections, you can. This bill would allow those voting in Scottish and Welsh elections to apply online for their postal votes. On 17th January this bill was passed and it is now in the committee stages.
At Labour's 2024 Autumn conference, Gilbert called for party members to lobby MPs against her party's plans to criminalise conversion therapy, which will ban practices aimed at changing or suppressing someone's gender identity or sexual orientation. Speaking at a fringe event organised by the gender critical Labour Women's Declaration group, she said her party's proposals were flawed, that many parliamentarians would be unaware of the pitfalls of the proposals and they would need educated through persuasive conversations.[5]
In 2024, Gilbert voted in favour of an assisted dying bill at second reading.[6]
Personal life
Gilbert is openly LGBT+.[7]
References
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